We live in a society that glorifies^[1] people who achieve success at a very young age. This can be very demotivating to us because we constantly feel like we're "behind".

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Society inundates us with stories of young achievement. People love the idea of quick success, and the very few who are independently successful at an early age are hoisted up above the rest. Oftentimes they're even presented as the norm, suggesting that if you haven't found massive success by the time you're in your late twenties, then you're a failure.

Joey Cofone in The Laws of Creativity

This page is dedicated to those who reached success late in life. They are a vital reminder to us that great things are possible for us at any age.

Late Successes

Vera Wang started in fashion design at age 40
Samuel L. Jackson hit it big with Pulp Fiction at age 46
Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species at age 50
Momofuku Ando invented instant ramen at age 48
Ray Croc bought into McDonald's at age 52 and made it what it is today
Laura Ingalls Wilder published Little House on the Prairie at age 65
Henry Ford got it right with the Model T at age 45
Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart at age 44
Julia Child wrote her first cookbook at age 50
Colonel Sanders franchised KFC at age 62

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The Laws of Creativity

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